Holy Land

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Tyberias als Tyberiadis / Corinthus

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Coloured woodcut view of Tiberias in Galilee by Hartmann Schedel. On verso a view of ancient Corinth in Greece. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed...

    Tyberias als Tyberiadis / Corinthus
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12101

    Coloured woodcut town view of Tiberias, Korinth. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Hiericho

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut of Jericho in the Jordan Valley by Hartmann Schedel. Some have suggested it could represent London. From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle ,...

    Hiericho
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12122

    Coloured woodcut town view of Jericho. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  Templum Salomonie / Perusia

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut view Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem by Hartmann Schedel. Named Templum Salomois . From the famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle , printed in 1493. On...

    Templum Salomonie / Perusia
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12127

    Coloured woodcut town view of Jerusalem, Solomon Temple, Umbria, Perugia. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  [Adam and Eve]

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut of Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge and driven out of the Garden of Eden by the Angel of the Lord. From Hartmann Schedel's famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the...

    [Adam and Eve]
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12128

    Woodcut of an old master drawing. Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  [Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel]

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    Early woodcut of Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel. Adam digs with the chopping stick, while Eve nurses Cain and Abel. From Hartmann Schedel's famous Liber Chronicarum also known as the Nuremberg...

    [Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel]
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12129

    Woodcut of an old master drawing. Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  [Creation of Eve]

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    The Creation of Eve. Early woodcut of Adam and Eve with God the Father from Genesis. Published in the Book of Chronicles or Liber Chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel, also called Schedel's World...

    [Creation of Eve]
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12149

    Creation Eve, God the Father, Adam and Eve. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.

  • Hartmann Schedel:  In Principio creavit Deus celum et terra...

    Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493

    The Book of Chronicles or Liber Chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel, also called Schedel's World History or Nuremberg Chronicle , starts with the creation of the world by God according to the...

    In Principio creavit Deus celum et terra...
    1493 - Hartmann Schedel
    12145

    Collection of 4 sheets of the history of creation, Genesis, printed by H. Koberger 1493 in Nuremberg.

  • Laurent Fries:  Tabula Terre Sanctae

    M. & G. Trechsel, Lyon, 1535

    Early woodcut map of the Holy Land by L. Fries. From the 1535 Lyon edition of Ptolemy's Geographia edited by M. Servetus and published by M. and G. Trechsel, printed from the 1522 woodblocks from...

    Tabula Terre Sanctae
    1535 - Laurent Fries
    10859

    Antique woodcut map of Palestine, Israel. Printed in Lyon by M. & G. Trechsel in 1535.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Das Heilig Judischland mit ausztheilung der Zwolff Geschlechter

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1540 (1574)

    Early and beautiful map of the Holy Land by Sebastian Munster. Showing the area between Gaza and Beirut with numerous figural representations: The route of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt,...

    Das Heilig Judischland mit ausztheilung der Zwolff Geschlechter
    1540 - Sebastian Münster
    11327

    Antique woodcut map of Israel. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

  • Sebastian Münster:  [Holy Land, Cyprus]

    Petri, Basle, circa 1550

    Attractive coloured woodcut map showing the Holy Land with Cyprus. With a ship and a sea monster. From a Latin edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster.

    [Holy Land, Cyprus]
    1550 - Sebastian Münster
    10539

    Coloured woodcut map of Cyprus, Israel, Palestine. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1550.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Die Heylige Statt Jerusalem ...

    Petri, Basle, circa 1550

    Decorative coloured woodcut view of Jerusalem by Sebastian Münster. From a German edition of the "Cosmographey". Showing the city from birdeye perspective with Mount Zion in background.

    Die Heylige Statt Jerusalem ...
    1550 - Sebastian Münster
    10837

    Coloured woodcut town view of Jerusalem. Printed in Basle by Petri circa 1550.

  • Sebastian Münster:  [Nile River delta] / Bacchus

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1550

    Early woodcut map of the Nile River delta by Sebastian Münster. Shows the Mediterranean coast with parts of the Gulf of Suez. With Alexandria in the West, Cairo with the Pyramids of Giza in the...

    [Nile River delta] / Bacchus
    1550 - Sebastian Münster
    12597

    Antique woodcut map of the Nile River. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1550.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Cyria / Cypern / Palestina / Mesopotamia / Babylonia / Chaldea und zwey Arabia mit Bergen Wassern...

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574

    Early, attractive woodcut map of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. Covering the area between northern Syria and the Red Sea, with Cyprus, the Holy Land, Jordan and parts of the Iraq....

    Cyria / Cypern / Palestina / Mesopotamia / Babylonia / Chaldea und zwey...
    1574 - Sebastian Münster
    11314

    Antique woodcut map of Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Israel. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Die Heylige Statt Jerusalem / contrafehtet nach form und gestalt wie sie zu unsern zeiten...

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574

    Large, early woodcut view of Jerusalem by Sebastian Munster on the full double sheet. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, titled Cosmographey oder beschreibung aller Länder...

    Die Heylige Statt Jerusalem / contrafehtet nach form und gestalt wie sie...
    1574 - Sebastian Münster
    11461

    Antique woodcut town view of Jerusalem. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

  • Sebastian Münster:  Accon oder Ptolemais

    Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574

    Early woodcut view of the ancient city of Akko (Acre) in Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. From the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmography, Cosmographey oder beschreibung...

    Accon oder Ptolemais
    1574 - Sebastian Münster
    11536

    Antique woodcut town view of Acre, Akko. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.

  • Heinrich Bünting:  Beschreibung des heiligen Landes Canaan

    A. Duncker, Magdeburg, 1581

    Decorative coloured uncommon woodcut map of Palestine / Israel from "Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae" by Heinrich Bunting. His work was much valued after the first edition in 1581, mainly because of...

    Beschreibung des heiligen Landes Canaan
    1581 - Heinrich Bünting
    10840

    Coloured woodcut map of Israel, Palestine. Printed in Magdeburg by A. Duncker in 1581.

  • Abraham Ortelius:  Terra Sancta, a Petro Laicstain Perlustrata, et ab eius Ore et Schedis a Christiano Schrot in...

    Antwerp, 1584

    Nice original old coloured map of the Holy Land by Abraham Ortelius. Showing the coastal line from Beirut to Gaza. The title cartouche is surrounded by biblical vignettes. In the dramatic scene on...

    Terra Sancta, a Petro Laicstain Perlustrata, et ab eius Ore et Schedis a...
    1584 - Abraham Ortelius
    11357

    Old coloured map of Palestine, Israel. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1584.

  • Abraham Ortelius:  Typus chorographicus, celebrium locorum in regno Iudae et Israhel

    Antwerp, 1592

    Beautiful coloured map of the Holy Land by A. Ortelius. The map is based on T. Stella's map of 1552, with two large Renaissance cartouches. From the 1592 Latin edition of 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'.

    Typus chorographicus, celebrium locorum in regno Iudae et Israhel
    1592 - Abraham Ortelius
    10858

    Coloured map of Palestine, Israel. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1592.

  • Abraham Saur:  [Von der Landtschafft Iudaea]

    N. Basseus, Frankfurt, 1595

    Rare woodcut view of Jerusalem on the full folio sheet. From "Theatrum Urbium" by Abraham Saur printed in Frankfurt 1595 by N. Basseus.

    [Von der Landtschafft Iudaea]
    1595 - Abraham Saur
    10841

    Antique woodcut town view of Jerusalem. Printed in Frankfurt by N. Basseus in 1595.

  • Jodocus Hondius:  Situs Terrae Promissionis.S.S.Bibliorum intelligentiam.

    H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1633

    A magnificent map of the Holy Land by H. Hondius based on the influential work of Christian Van Adrichom. The map is intricately engraved and features a wealth of biblical scenes, including the...

    Situs Terrae Promissionis.S.S.Bibliorum intelligentiam.
    1633 - Jodocus Hondius
    12815

    Coloured map of the Holy Land. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1633.

  • Matthäus Merian:  Ierusalem

    Frankfurt, 1638

    View of Jerusalem from the east, with a 24-point key in German at bottom. Copper engraving from Matthaeus Merian.

    Ierusalem
    1638 - Matthäus Merian
    10070

    Antique town view of Jerusalem. Printed in Frankfurt in the year 1638.

  • Nicolas Visscher:  Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaecker Iesu Christo, neffens syne Apostelen.

    Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn, Amsterdam, 1654

    Very decorative map of the Holy Land by Nicolas Visscher. Below biblical scenes and the title cartouche, in the Mediterranean sailing ships with the itinerary of the Apostle Paul. From the Dutch...

    Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaecker Iesu...
    1654 - Nicolas Visscher
    12746

    Antique map of the Holy Land. Printed in Amsterdam by Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn in 1654.

  • Nicolas Visscher:  Terra Sancta, sive Promissionis, olim Palestina Recens Delineata, et in Lucem Edita per Nicolaum...

    Schenk, Amsterdam, 1659 (1700)

    Beautiful hand colour copper engraved map of Palestine by N. Visscher issued by P. Schenk in Amsterdam. Oriented to the West. With beautiful cartouches, several ships, a plan of the camp of the...

    Terra Sancta, sive Promissionis, olim Palestina Recens Delineata, et in...
    1659 - Nicolas Visscher
    10629

    Coloured map of Palestine, Israel. Printed in Amsterdam by Schenk in 1700.

  • Nicolas Sanson:  Iesu Christi Salvatoris Nostir Et Apostolorum Petri, et Pauli Mansiones, Itinera,...

    P. Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1700

    Decorative original old coloured Sanson map of the Mediterranean. Showing the wanderings of the Apostles Peter & Paul. With inset maps of Palestine (In hac Iudaa tabula Iesu Christi Salvatris...)...

    Iesu Christi Salvatoris Nostir Et Apostolorum Petri, et Pauli Mansiones,...
    1700 - Nicolas Sanson
    10323

    Old coloured map of Palestine, Jerusalem, Mediterranean. Printed in Amsterdam by P. Mortier circa 1700.

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